Stephanie Travis (USA George Washington University), Catherine Anderson (USA George Washington University)

25 Concepts in Modern Architecture

A Guide for Visual Thinkers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Designed to appeal to visual thinkers, 25 Concepts in Modern Architecture explores the fundamental ideas behind architectural design, through easy-to-follow sketches, drawings and succinct explanations.Twenty-five concepts - each of which are key to architectural design thinking - are accessibly explained by examining twenty-five different masterworks of modern architecture. For example, the concept of 'movement' in architectural design is explained through a close look at a Le Corbusier building; 'transparency' is examined in Philip Johnson's seminal Glass House; 'asymmetry' is understood through the work of Zaha Hadid - and so on, through twenty-five core concepts and twenty-five of the most significant buildings of the modern era.Taking a highly-visual approach, this simple yet visually-powerful guide is an essential companion in the design studio and to introductory courses in modern architecture, interior architecture, and interior design. Understanding these concepts will provide a key to demystifying the greatest works in modern architectural history, inspire new ways to think about new design projects, and reveal how drawing and sketching are used as tools for the visual analysis of architecture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic / Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 370273
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 230mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 668g
• ISBN-13: 9781350055605
• ISBN-10: 1350055603
• Artikelnr.: 56396026

Autorenporträt

Stephanie Travis is Associate Professor and Director of the Interior Architecture and Design programme at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, The George Washington University, US. Her previous books include Sketching for Architecture and Interior Design (2015) Catherine Anderson is Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture and Design at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, The George Washington University, US.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Rotating L-ShapesSchindler Chace House, Rudolph Schindler 19222. Manipulating VolumesBauhaus Master Houses, Walter Gropius 19263. Sliding PlanesBarcelona Pavilion, Mies Van Der Rohe 19294. Shifting SpaceLovell Beach House, Rudolph Schindler 19295. Moving PerspectivesVilla Savoy, Le Corbusier 19316. Compressing HorizontalsJacobs House, Frank Lloyd Wright 19367. Expanding VolumesFallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright 19378. Extending RectanglesKaufmann House, Richard Neutra 19479. Splitting ZonesEames House, Charles and Ray Eames 194910. Offsetting Interior/ExteriorGlass House, Philip Johnson 194911. Layering PlanesFarnsworth House, Mies Van Der Rohe 195112. Undulating FormsHouse of Canoas, Oscar Niemeyer 195113. Manipulating LightRonchamp, Le Corbusier 195514. Interlocking CubesTrenton Bath House, Louis Kahn 195515. Connecting FormsMiller House, Eero Saarinen 195716. Lengthening ViewsStahl House, Pierre Koenig 196017. Overlapping CirclesPavilion for Pre-Columbian Art, Philip Johnson 196318. Rotating BlocksFisher House, Louis Kahn 196719. Embedding ComponentsKoshino House, Tadao Ando 198420. Clustering ObjectsWinton Guest House, Frank Gehry 198721. Engaging ProcessionChurch on the Water, Tadao Ando 1988 22. Lifting ElementsMaison Bordeaux, Rem Koolhaas 199823. Branching MassesY House, Steven Holl 199924. Stacking ShapesTokyo Apartment House, Sou Fujimoto 200625. Nesting RectanglesHouse N, Sou Fujimoto 2008 BibliographyIndex

Rezensionen

25 Concepts is essential reading for students as well as anyone interested in understanding the development of design. It illuminates the importance of conceptual framework as the foundation of architecture and indeed any creative endeavor. Calvin Tsao, Tsao & McKown Architects, Brooklyn, USA